SEOUL - South Korea's military on Wednesday launched its second homegrown minelayer ship to boost its maritime warfare capability, the Navy said. The 3,000-ton minelayer was launched at the ...

The MLS-II Nampo is both HHI and Korea’s second minelayer following MLS-560 Wonsan that was delivered in 1997 and are currently in operation. The MLS-II Nampo which can carry 120 crew measures ...

The minelayer Pohjanmaa is taking part in the EU's Atalanta initiative, which aims to provide close-support protection for vessels at risk of hijacking. It also intends to protect the World Food ...

The minelayer is equipped with homegrown facilities, including 76mm guns, torpedoes, radar, sonar and combat system. The stealth technology was applied to the ship, enhancing its radar-evading ...

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen attended a steel-cutting ceremony for a new corvette class at Lung Teh Shipbuilding near the Suao Naval Base on 24 May. Contracts for three corvettes and four ...

Minelayer vessel Pansio has been fully refitted and handed over to the Finnish Navy, following a midlife upgrade carried out by ATLAS ELEKTRONIK Finland Oy (AEFI ) together with Uki Workboat Oy ...

Taiwan launched the Republic of China Navy’s (ROCN) first improved Tuo Chiang -class guided missile corvette in the northeast port city of Suao in Yilan County on 14 December. The launch ceremony for ...

The decommissioned flagship navy minelayer Pohjanmaa has undergone a complete transformation and is to be redeployed as a research vessel. The most striking change is the ship’s new paint job – it has ...

The heavy flamethrower TOS-1A Solntsepyok is meant to provide fire support for infantry and armor, destroy enemy manpower, and both sheltered and unsheltered fire emplacements in different types ...

MOSCOW, January 20. /TASS/. Russian Airborne Troops will receive the newest Klesch minelayer, built on the Taifun-VDV chassis, Airborne Troops engineer service commander Colonel Ilya Shatin told ...